Review and comparison of bulk acoustic wave FBAR, SMR technology

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1029-1040

  Ruby, Rich ^a  

^a BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling coefficient; Duplexer; FBAR; Q; SMR BAW

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ENERGY; BAW DEVICES; BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE; CELL PHONES; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; DIFFERENTIATORS; DUPLEXER; EFFECTIVE COUPLING; ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE; ELECTRODE MATERIALS; FBAR; IMPORTANT VALUE; LOSS MECHANISMS; MAIN MODE; POWER-HANDLING CAPABILITY; Q; SAW TECHNOLOGY; SMR-BAW; SOLIDLY MOUNTED RESONATOR; TEMPERATURE STABILITY;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTICS; BRAGG REFLECTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE ARC WELDING; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; MOLYBDENUM; REFLECTION; RESONATORS; RUTHENIUM; SAWING; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TUNGSTEN; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE FILTERS;

EID: 41749086226     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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